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If you have osteoarthritis (OA), you are familiar with the pain, stiffness and swelling this chronic disease can bring, most often in hands, hips and knees. But while there is currently no cure, there are a variety of ways to address your symptoms that can help enhance mobility and decrease discomfort and pain.

When you have a sudden chest pain, a serious illness or injury, or any type of medical emergency, you have two options for emergency treatment--a hospital emergency room (ER) or a freestanding emergency room (FSER). Though there are differences between the two, Orlando Health ERs and FSERs offer the same level of emergency care.

When the holidays in full swing, it is incredibly important and necessary to be aware of what (and how much!) we eat. At office parties and get-togethers with both family and friends, there’s a wide range of traditional delicacies to pick and choose from, both healthy and not-so-healthy.

Most people know as much about their brains as they do the deep ocean. In other words: not a lot.

Whether it’s your first baby or your fourth, expectant moms can prepare for a healthy delivery and a healthy baby through prenatal care and education. 

Once you’ve decided to follow a vegan diet, the next step is finding what new foods and recipes to try. When your go-to meals are no longer on the menu, it takes time to source and find alternatives. I know what that is like.

With an uptick in the number of uterine cancer cases we diagnose, it’s important to understand what it is, why this is happening and how to help prevent it. This is a cancer affecting the endometrium, which is another term for the lining of the womb or uterus. Many types of this cancer exist and some are aggressive. Additional cancers (called sarcomas) can originate from the uterine muscle but are far less common.

Concerned about the possible nationwide French fry shortage on everyone’s mind? Freezing weather and smaller-than-usual potato crops make it a real possibility. If that happens (and even if it doesn’t), we do have other options.

As an emergency room nurse at Orlando Health I get to make a difference in a patient’s life at a time when they are most in need of care. I'd even say it's one of the rare nursing specialties where you can physically see the difference you've made for a patient almost immediately. Whether it's something simple, such as helping a patient relieve the pain of a migraine, or something major, such as helping deliver a child or resuscitating a patient who came in without a pulse, you see the impact right away.

The journey to a race day is not a short one. Once you have completed your months-long training programs, broken in the right pair of shoes and made certain to drink your weight in water, there are still even more tips and considerations to take into account, especially in the week prior to stepping onto the starting line.